Andrew Chee Report post Posted February 27, 2014 Does anyone know anything about this machine? I see some for sale pretty cheap. I'm looking for a needle feed machine with reverse that I can set up with a roller foot for leather. I want to be able to sew a max 138 thread top and bottom through light/medium leather (maybe 15oz total max). Can this machine do this? I looked up the manual for the machine but I don't understand the thread sizes suggested. They say a 130 needle (size 21) can sew a "40-30" size thread. What is that? Anyways, any help would be appreciated. Andrew Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
CowboyBob Report post Posted February 27, 2014 No,it won't handle #138,this machine is very similar to a Singer 241,251,281 only it has reverse.You might be able to use #92. Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Andrew Chee Report post Posted February 27, 2014 Thanks for the info. Do you know anything about the thread system? I see numbers like 60-50, 50-40, 40-30, and 30-20 and I have no idea what they mean or how they convert to the sizes that we usually use. Andrew Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
CowboyBob Report post Posted February 28, 2014 I think that is an older european type of size for cotton thread that isn't used anymore.Maybe someone across the pond might know. Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
